Altered Maps ΙΓ: To make a map larger than what it maps.

[Kyriakos]

Supposedly this is a (highly scientific, of course) ranking of the cities with most 'selfie' pics taken :\

Thessalonike is in 73 :/

http://time.com/selfies-cities-world-rankings/

 

[Civ'ed]

What's up with the Philippines?

 

[Yoda Power]

What's up with the Philippines?

My guess would be that the determining factor for selfies is total number of poorly educated people*access to internet. Philippines scores pretty high on that one.

 

[warpus]

So does Alabama though.

 

[Kyriakos]

And Copenhagen is pretty close
Let alone that i doubt Oslo is a gutter of lowlife street wise kids (white dot= highest numbers of 'selfies').

 

[Yoda Power]

Well there's probably mediating factors, but I still think it's part of the equation.

 

[madviking]

all filipinos i know LOVE taking selfies. i guess it must be a cultural thing.

also good on ulaanbaator for checking in.

 

[Kyriakos]

From the map it looks like Germany has the largest concentration, along with Poland

Btw, Copenhagen is pretty high up in this fad, being at #23...

Surprised by South Korea though. Only 2 cities? They were plastic surgery #1 a couple of years ago.

 

[gay_Aleks]

I wonder how many of these selfies in, say, Western Europe, are actually just tourists making dumb photos (like the legendary "holding the Tower of Pisa" photos)?

 

[madviking]

I wonder how many of these selfies in, say, Western Europe, are actually just tourists making dumb photos (like the legendary "holding the Tower of Pisa" photos)?

that doesn't classify as a "selfie" as far as i know.

also i found this in skymall when i was flying last week.

 

[Yoda Power]

There's only three cities in the Netherlands and Poland is mostly blue-ish purple. Actually looking at Europe Mid England (the coal areas) seem to have the biggest concentration, which makes sense according to my suggestion.

 

[Kyriakos]

^No, cause that is just Manchester covering up most of mid England. The actual map in the page only has 4 cities in Britain (iirc). London, Manchester, Glasgow and some other (not Birmingham iirc, maybe some coastal brutalist area ).

edit: zooming in on the map, indeed there is a nasty ring of selfie crazed cities in middle England...

 

[danjuno]

Behold, the United Steaks of America

If Hawaii gets sushi, why doesn't Maryland get crabs? And WTH is that poring into the Northern Panhandle of WV from Pittsburgh?

 

[Kyriakos]

Not sure how accurate this is, from a strategy game:

Purple is (i suppose) the Greek/Indian empire (?).

 

[gay_Aleks]

Not sure how accurate this is, from a strategy game:

Meanwhile, in Drama...

 

[Mouthwash]

Not sure how accurate this is, from a strategy game:

Purple is (i suppose) the Greek/Indian empire (?).

I just got through reading about that. I can't see any major inaccuracies; the purple is the Mauryan empire.

Which game is it?

 

[Kyriakos]

Hm, just checked and it unfortunately was just a "forum game" :\

 

[W|M]

Spoiler :

 

[Arakhor]

Temperature difference between... ?

 

[Joecoolyo]

I would think highest and lowest.

i.e. Death Valley and Alaska.